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Jean Tanner

In the middle of August, the rain came down and mushrooms of all varieties popped up overnight. All of the photos accompanying this article were taken on the same day. Different shaped and colored mushroom could be spotted everywhere.

There is an old saying that dates back to the early 1600s that a lot of folks go by: "Only eat oysters in months with an 'r'." The months without an "r" are the warmer months in a calendar year - May, June, July and August.

When the word 'art' is mentioned a person is more apt to think of a beautiful canvas print creatively painted by a patient artist. Or art is thought of as an outstanding framed photograph taken in the blink of an eye with the soft click of a camera lens.

Remembering a simple formula, one can always and easily figure out when shrimp baiting season will begin.
The 60-day shrimp baiting season set by the Department of Natural Resources begins on the last Friday on or before Sept. 15.

In late summer to early fall, masses of webbed nests can be seen on deciduous trees full of fall web worms. The adult web worm, actually a white moth, appearing from May through August can deposit up to 1,500 eggs on the leaves of a host tree.

The old riddle "which came first, the chicken or the egg" could also be applied to plants because the same could be asked: "Which came first, the seed or the flower?"
We could go around and around before deciding a definite answer.

Ready or not, the hunting season for deer in South Carolina starts Thursday in the lower part of the state which includes Game Zones 3, 5 and 6. In the rest of the state, it starts Sept. 15. The last day of the season statewide is Jan. 1.